Hair waver



Dec. 30, 1924. l

E. HAGEMESTER HAIR WAVER Filed Dec. 3, 1923 W/ T/VE SSE S f@ HM A TTU/WHS Patented 36,

EMMA. HAGEiESTE-R,

Application tiled 13C-cernk To all whom t may conce/ra:

Be it known that L'EMMA Haenianisrnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident oi" the city ot New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county and State ot' New York, have invented a new and `improved llair uWaver, oi' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a hair Waver, and more particularly to a hair Wave-r employing electrically heated combs movable relatively to each other to impart a wavy iform to the hair.

They general object ol my invention is to provide an electrically heated hair Waver in which the heating elements Jr'or the respective combs are incorporated in the backs of the combs to promote eiiieiency :in the heating olf the combs and to Facilitate the assemblage of theparts.

A- 'urther important object of the invention is to provide aliair Tvaver having ineans to directly gage the combs as regards their extent of longitudinal movement vfor producing Waves of diderent lengths.

The more specific object o'l the invention is to provide a simplified construction.

The nature oli the invent-ion and its dis- Atinctive features and adif'antages will clearly appear as the description proceeds* rReference is haw to the accoiniianying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative ci' one example et the invention;

Figure 1 is a: plan View of a hair Waver construc-ted in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section inthe plane indicated by the line Q-Q of TFigure 1;

Figure 8 is a longitudinal vertical section in the plane 'indicated by the line f3-#3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section in the line l-l' oi lligure 2; and

lFigure is a diagram oiE the circuit that may be employed.

ln carrying out my 'invention in accordance with the illustrated example, a suitable frame is provided, Which advantageously is in the form ott a series of longitudinal troughlike elements 10 having vertical iianges 11, the adjacent flanges 11 of adjacent elements 10 being juxtaposed and united by any suitable means, such as Welding or braz- Serial No.

disposed the holllie combs o series to s The ing. low back et a and the b` ln each element 1b more ei backs oY one series, J i in" oer in the present enaniple, are designated by the numeral 13; While the tubular backs of the other series of combs, oit hich there are tivo sho'ivn, are designated Similarly, the combs or teeth or one series oit combs are designated. by the numeral 141; and the teeth of the other series ci combs are designated by the numeral 11e. Shanks 2O extend 'from the backs 13 of one series of combs and connect with a transverse tubular handle bar 15; VWiiile the Shanks 120 of the other series of comb backs are connected with a transverse tubular handle bar 115. ln the flanges of alternate elements 121 slots riesig nated generally the nemer l2, are formed, the remaining or alternating slots in elements 113 being' designated 112.

The slots 12 have terminals 16 and 1i at different elevations connected by an oblique intermediate slot portion 18. Extending transversely and freely through the series oi' comb backs is a transverse rod 1i), said rod being rigid with the iti-ame 1G and ei;- tending through the alining slots 12 and 112 at one end ott each comb back 13, 113. Similarly, a transverse rod 113')` entends transversely through the slots 112 in the opposite ends the alternating comb backs 113, that is, the comb backs of the other series, said rods 119 extending through slots 12 at the acent end ci the comb backs 13 and being rigid with the frame 10. rlhe trame 10, it will be seen, .is 'shown as made up of trough-like elements or oi open top bondike structures laid against one another andfheld by the rod 19 and the rod 119 Which have the torni of bolts. Said boxes may also be soldered together at their sides, it desired The slots l@ and 112 constitute gage means to indicate di'derent longitudinal relative movements ci; the combs 1li. By reason ot the slots 112 being the reverse oit' the slots 12, the one series oi coinb backs Will rise or 'fall to the same extent as the other comb backs, it being understood that the one series o comb backs is always moved in one direction and at the saine time the other comb backs are moved in the opposite direction so that the rods 19 and 119 Will' be similarly positioned in the respective relatively to the frame 10, the Wave length Y Will depend on the difference between the relative positions ofthe combs When the hair is put in place and the final Yposition of adjustment. Thus, the relative movements ofthe combs and` the! rods cause v:as

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the slot portions 16 to so shift relatively toV rods 19 and 119 that said rods will be disposed at those ends of slot portions 16 adjacent the oblique portions 18 instead of the original positions of said rods in those ends of the slots 16 remote from oblique slot portions 18, which change in the positions of the slots and rods determines one Wave length according to the length of the slot portions `16, said length being suiicient in practice to produce a Wave of a givenl length by thedescribed relative movements of the rods and slots. A second Wave length is obtained by moving the combs relatively to each other and to the rods 19 and 119 not only to an extent corresponding With the length Vof the slot portions 16 but also sufficient to dispose the rods in the intermediate oblique portions 18 of the slots 12 adjacent to the upper terminals 17 of the After a relative movement of the combs Vtodispose the rods 19 and 119 at the upper terminal of the oblique portions 18, said rods are positioned at the juncture of the said oblique portions with the horizontal portions 17, that'is to say, positioned at those ends of the upper portions. 17 adjacent the oblique portions 18 so that there will be no tendency of the rods and frame to gravitate in the oblique slots 18. A. third wave length is obtained by moving the rods 19 and 119 in the upper terminal 17 of the slots. rEhe adjacent slot portions 16, 17, 18, being at angles to each other, the extent of movement of thel combs is readily determined and indicated. 1n the movement of the parts when the rods 19 and 119 arrive at any given slot portion, the fact is Vmade apparent to the user of the device since there is an evident and clearly apparent contact by the movement of the rods in the slot portions 16, for example, to the oblique portions 18, the contact with the oblique Walls being evident and apparent.v

Similarly, after the movement to the upper end of the oblique portions the rods 19 and 119, contacting With the Walls of the upper portions 17 again makes it evident that the parts have moved a distance represented by the total effective length of the oblique Vportions 18. r1`hus, a movement for a given Wave length is measured by one or other of the slot portions 16, 17, 18 and Whenv the limit 4of such movement has been reached the contact of the rods `With the Walls of` conductors 22 and 122, said conductors'being disposed in the tubular handle bars 15VV and 115 and in the tubular Shanks 20 and 120. The Wires Yof lthe conductors 22 and 122 are in circuit with the battery 23, or

other source or" electricity, as indicated in- Figiire 5. Y Y.

The incorporating of the heating elements 21 and 121 Within the tubular comb backs 13 and 118 facilitates the manufacture and assembly of the parts and makes for efiiciency in the heating of the combs 11i and ne. c

1n the use-of the device, a strand of hair 8 is laid transversely across the ycombs of the several series, as shown in Fig. 1, and it will be readily understood that the longitudinal movement of the heated combs Will give a wavy form to the strand of hair.

l would state in conclusion that While the l illustratedy example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, 1 ,do not limit myself strictly to the exact details/hereinV illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied Without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim Y 1. A hair VWaver including seriesk Vof combs, movable longitudinally relatively to each other, said combs having electrical heating elements directly in the backsthereof, tubular cross handles rigid With and Y communicating ivith the backs of the combs,

and conductors extending through the cross handles and to the heating elements in the respective comb backs.

2. A. hair Waver comprising a` frame, series of combs relatively movable' longitudinally in said frame, said frame having transverse rods and said combs having'slots through Whichv said rods extend, saidl slots having' terminal members at different elevations and oblique intermediate portio-ns connecting the terminal members, said terminal and intermediate members ofthe slots constituting distinct gage portions.

8. A hair Waver comprising a frame, series of combs relatively combs having respectively near the ends ing the reverse of the slots in Vthe other series.

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movable longitu- Y dinally in said frame, said frame yhavingV transverse rods near the ends and saidv 

